• To put this number into context, 83 firefighters were killed on the job nationwide all of last year, the U.S. Fire Administration reported.

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  • At the direction of U.S. President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell called leaders in the region as well as other key diplomatic players in an effort to bring about an agreement for a cease-fire, administration officials said.

    CNN: Israel ponders Arafat's cease-fire order

  • On several occasions, Republican lawmakers sparred with Mr. Holder, who frequently came under fire during the Obama administration's first term on issues such as the Fast and Furious gun-trafficking probe.

    WSJ: Lawmakers Press Eric Holder on AP, IRS

  • It was pouring gasoline on the fire for the Bush administration to give them the first payments without insisting on any changes in pay, any restrictions on the use of the funds or even any reporting requirements on where they money went.

    CNN: Commentary: Wall Street finally got what it deserved

  • The Bush administration has come under fire for what critics have called a slow federal response to the disaster.

    CNN: Campaign reportedly urged self-reliance for poor

  • The Obama administration has come under fire from some members of Congress for taking what they say is a "hands-off approach" toward Syria.

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  • More than 30 jobs have been lost at a North Yorkshire waste management firm which has gone into administration following a major fire.

    BBC: Tockwith waste fire firm in administration

  • President Bush's administration has come under fire in recent months from environmentalists angered by its reluctance to cut carbon emissions, by its moves to weaken endangered species legislation and by its support for naval use of sonar systems that can kill whales.

    BBC: US vows 'huge' marine protection

  • And the company has come under increasing fire from state governments and the Obama administration, which announced a criminal investigation into the spill and cut off joint news conferences with the company this week.

    CNN: BP robots steer cap to spewing well

  • Prior to the disaster his administration had been under political fire for the slow pace of government reconstruction after the February earthquake and tsunami along Chile's south and central coast, and for his handling of a hunger strike by members of the Mapuche indigenous group of southern Chile, who are fighting for independence.

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  • This past weekend, at the request of the Texas governor, seven fire management assistance grants were approved by this administration for the ongoing firefighting efforts there.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The liquid inside them is flammable, putting the battery at more risk for a fire than previous airplane batteries, the Federal Aviation Administration has found.

    NPR: Boeing Defends Dreamliner, Safety Questions Remain

  • In a balancing act that has drawn fire from hawks and doves alike, the Clinton administration has pledged to develop a shield against missiles from rogue countries while seeking to renegotiate rather than scrap the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, which curbs the ability of America and Russia to protect themselves against massed nuclear attack.

    ECONOMIST: An American shield for Asia?

  • Many diverse regulatory prerogatives are under fire in the ongoing tug of war between the Obama Administration and its critics.

    FORBES: Is the FCPA Ripe for Reform? What Sensenbrenner's Proposed Legislation Means for Business

  • Under fire from reporters to reveal more about this plan, top administration officials stressed that fiscal stimulus is about growth, not a hand-out for the lowest earning Americans.

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  • Security Council and leader of the Western democracies, the United States must press the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam and others to support multilateral efforts to establish an effective interim U.N. administration in Cambodia capable of overseeing a cease-fire and of preparing for free elections at local and national levels.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Giving Peace A Chance In Cambodia: A Primer For US Policy

  • She hardly mentioned her Democratic rival, except in glowing terms, and reserved her fire for the leading Republican senator, John McCain and the Bush administration.

    NPR: Clinton, Obama Face Off in Virginia

  • It said protesters smashed glass doors at the entrance to the main administration building, Sussex House, and damaged documents, fire alarms and CCTV cameras and daubed slogans on interior walls.

    BBC: Sussex University gets injunction to stop sit-in

  • Boeing's plan to redesign the 787's fire-prone lithium-ion batteries wins approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

    NPR: 10 Things To Know For Wednesday

  • There is, however, strong evidence that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did the drug industry equivalent of yelling, "Fire!"

    FORBES: Fear Mongering At The FDA

  • Jim Andrews, chairman of the South Yorkshire Fire Authority, said the engineering company that built the trucks went into administration before they could fix the problem.

    BBC: South Yorkshire fire trucks used after five years

  • Al-Maliki's government has been under fire in the United States -- at least two senators have lambasted his administration this week.

    CNN: NIE: Intelligence community has tepid faith in Iraqi leaders

  • Clinton administration officials worried over the second delay in implementing the proposed cease-fire in Bosnia.

    CNN: Bosnia cease-fire delayed again

  • At that time, LaHood and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Huerta, declared the plane fit to fly despite a battery fire in one plane.

    NPR: US Officials Defend Handling Of Boeing 787 Mishaps

  • He questioned why Mr. Bloomberg has waited so long to try to fire teachers with two straight years of an "unsatisfactory" rating, a power the administration has always had but left up to principals' discretion.

    WSJ: City Moving to Strengthen Teacher Pool

  • The Bush administration, apart from military support to Iraq and backing for the Lebanese cease-fire, has played little visible role in trying to counter Iran's drive to dominate a largely Muslim region of the world with command over its vast energy resources.

    NPR: What Bush Says When He Talks About Security

  • However, this arrangement has come under fire recently, as China and other developing countries have pushed for a greater say in the Internet's overall administration and development.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Beijing strangles the internet

  • In 1986, Mr. Cooper wrote a policy memo for the Reagan administration that argued a law prohibiting discrimination based on handicap didn't apply to employers who wanted to fire employees with AIDS, if the basis for the decision was fear of catching the disease.

    WSJ: Chuck Cooper, the Other Lawyer in Gay-Marriage Case

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